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Big Apple (other)
The Big Apple is a nickname for New York City, United States. Big Apple or The Big Apple may also refer to: * ''Big Apple'' (Amtrak train), a train operated by Amtrak, now merged into the ''Keystone Service'' * Central of Georgia "Big Apple", a nickname for train engines on the Central of Georgia Railway * Big Apple (club), a nightclub in Munich, established in 1963 * Big Apple (Colborne, Ontario) The Big Apple is a roadside attraction in Colborne, a village in the municipality of Cramahe, in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. Located on the south side of Ontario Highway 401 at interchange 497 (Northumberland County Road 25/Percy St ..., a roadside attraction in Colborne, Ontario, Canada * Big Apple Circus, a circus in New York City * ''Big Apple Comix'', an early independent comic book * Big Apple (dance), a swing/jazz-era dance * "The Big Apple", a 1937 song about the dance, recorded by Tommy Dorsey with Edythe Wright * "Big Apple Rappin, a 1980 rap single by Spyder-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Apple
"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sportswriter for the ''New York Morning Telegraph''. Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities. Origin Although the history of ''Big Apple '' was once thought a mystery, a clearer picture of the term's history has emerged due to the work of historian Barry Popik, and Gerald Cohen of the Missouri University of Science and Technology. A number of false theories had previously existed, including a claim that the term derived from a woman named Eve who ran a brothel in the city. This was subsequently exposed as a hoax. The earliest known usage of "big apple" appears in the book ''The Wayfarer in New York'' (1909), in which Edward Sandford Martin writes: Kansas is apt to see in New York a greedy city ... It inclines to think that the big apple gets a disproportionate share of the national sap. William Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
